Psalm 20:9:1Ps.20.9.W1TABWLC Psalms 20:10
יְהוָ֥ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ho-shi-I-A
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ho-shi-I-A ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
Exegesis
The verse opens with YHWH {יְהוָ֨ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ in the vocative followed by the imperative hoshiah {הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה | hō-šî-ʿāh} ‘save’, forming an urgent appeal.
Root and etymology
h-y-hh-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Psalm 20:9
LORD , save! May the King answer us on the day we call .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 20:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (yehovah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ps.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.9.W1.S1) and character.